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You know, my boy, he said, it's impossible to love men such as they are. and yet we must. so try to do good to men by doing violence to your feelings, holding your nose, and shutting your eyes, especially shutting your eyes. endure their villainy without anger, as much as possible; try to remember that you're a man too. for, if you're even a little above average intelligence, you'll have the propensity to judge people severely. men are vile by nature and they'd rather love out of fear. don't give in to such love: despise it always.
-Fyodor Dostoevsky
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You Know, My Boy, He Said, It's

Fyodor Dostoevsky
You know, my boy, he said, it's impossible to love men such as they are. and yet we must. so try to do good to men by doing violence to your feelings, holding your nose, and shutting your eyes, especially shutting your eyes. endure their villainy without anger, as much as possible; try to remember that you're a man too. for, if you're even a little above average intelligence, you'll have the propensity to judge people severely. men are vile by nature and they'd rather love out of fear. don't give in to such love: despise it always.
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